You can have a bank account for your money to be paid into and for utility bills and other expenses to be paid out of.

Are utility bills arrears written off if you go Bankrupt?

If you are in arrears with any of your utilities at the time you go bankrupt, these will normally be included and written off. This includes electricity, gas, water and council tax arrears.

If you have payment plans in place for any arrears, you will be able to stop paying these. The Bankruptcy will allow you to start fresh with your household expenses, ensuring you do not get into further debt.

From the date you go bankrupt you will be responsible for making your ongoing utility bills payments as normal. There should be no reason for you to get into further arrears as you will have enough money in your living expenses budget to pay them on time each month.

Utility bills arrears for both your current property and any previous properties you have lived in can be included in bankruptcy.

Can you keep your mobile phone if you go Bankrupt?

If you have a mobile phone on contract this is technically a credit agreement. However if you go bankrupt you will normally be allowed to continue paying for this so you can keep your phone.

The only time you might face difficulty is if you want to take a new contract with a different mobile provider. Your poor credit rating is likely to prevent you from doing this. As such if you want to change to a different provider you will probably have to choose a pay as you go service.

If you have a mobile phone contract that you no longer want you could simply stop paying this. Any outstanding payments can then be included as a debt in your bankruptcy.

Your monthly mobile phone payments must be reasonable. If they are too high you may be asked to reduce them unless you have an acceptable justification for the expenditure.

Car insurance and bankruptcy

Clearly if you have a car you need to keep paying your insurance premium when you go Bankrupt. If you pay on a monthly basis then like a mobile phone contract this is technically a credit agreement.

However it will be acceptable for you to continue with your monthly payments. This is a sensible way of budgeting for this expenditure.

When your insurance comes up for renewal if you want to continue to pay monthly you may have to stick with the same insurer. Trying to move to a different insurer and asking to pay monthly may result in a check on your credit rating which you are likely to fail.

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